When to Call Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a system of trained medical professionals who handle out-of-hospital emergencies. EMS is linked to a nationwide emergency phone number. In...
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When Your Child Needs Emergency Medical Services
It is rare for children to become seriously ill with no warning. Depending on your child’s symptoms, you should usually contact your child’s doctor...
What to Expect if Your Child is Admitted to the Hospital
By: Alanna Higgins Joyce, MD, MPH, MST, FAAP Taking your child to the hospital can be stressful, especially when it’s unexpected. There are many...
What to Expect When You Call 911
By: Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, MD, MPH, FAAP Roughly 240 million calls are made to 911 in the United States each year―many for health emergencies involving...
Watch Out for Those Fingers!
Article Body Unfortunately, children’s fingertips seem to get smashed frequently. Most of the time, swelling is mild and the finger will heal on it’s...
Toothaches in Children
Article Body Toothaches might be dental emergencies, but not all mouth pain is caused by a toothache. Other causes of mouth pain include eruption...
Signs of Dehydration in Infants & Children
Be alert for the following warning signs of dehydration, and notify the pediatrician immediately if any of them develop. Mild to Moderate Dehydration: Plays...
Responding to a Choking Emergency
Article Body Although children under age four are most at risk for choking on food and small objects, youngsters in their middle years can...
Organ Transplants in Children and Teens: AAP Policy Explained
By: Benson Hsu, MD, MBA, FAAP Right now, more than 1,800 children across the country are waiting to receive a healthy organ that may...
Is There ICE in Your Cell Phone?
Article Body As parents, most of us don’t like to think about the what-ifs when it comes to life-threatening emergencies. But what if the...